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1 12 2025

To whom it may concern,

THE TIME HAS COME TO PUT THINGS RIGHT.

I’ll give you six months from the above date to complete the job, and a simple apology won’t cut it.

All the information you might need to rectify matters is recorded @ https://bentcops.org/

The civilians, the NZ Police used to torment me and mine for the last three decades, also have six months from today’s date to admit their roles and actions in the NZ Police’s diabolical conspiracy to “get me back” for laying a complaint to the then Ombudsman against a NZ Police member, Detective Colin Irvine, in 1986/7. https://bentcops.org/2008/11/02/01-home-invasion-drugs-1984/

J van der Lubbe

24 Paterson Street,

Whanganui. 4500

Mitchell throws himself under the bus.

Since when have the Minister of Police’s pronouncements been predicated on what that bunch of cover-up merchants at the IPCA have or haven’t said?

Did you mean: Since when have the Minister of Police pronouncements been predicated on what that bunch of cover-up merchants at the IPCA have or haven’t said?

AI overview

AI Overview

The Minister of Police in New Zealand has always had a relationship with the independent oversight body for the police, which was established in 

1989 as the Police Complaints Authority and renamed the Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA) in November 2007. 

The IPCA was created by Parliament to provide independent oversight of the New Zealand Police to ensure accountability and maintain public trust, a role which inherently involves the Minister of Police taking the IPCA’s findings into account when making public pronouncements. 

Key aspects of this relationship include:

• Legislated independence: The IPCA is an independent Crown Entity, meaning it is politically independent and accountable to Parliament, not the Police or the Minister of Police directly.
• Ministerial engagement: Police Ministers, across different governments, have consistently acknowledged, welcomed, and responded publicly to IPCA reports and recommendations since the Authority’s establishment, as these reports address significant matters of police conduct and public confidence.
• Recent events: The current context, which likely informs your question, stems from the damning November 2025 IPCA report into the Police’s handling of complaints against former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming. The current Police Minister, Mark Mitchell, has made numerous statements referencing the IPCA’s findings, highlighting significant flaws and leading to the government’s decision to establish an Inspector-General of Police. 

Therefore, the Minister’s pronouncements have been connected to the IPCA’s work since the body’s inception, reflecting the Authority’s statutory role in ensuring police accountability.